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Three New Species of Aspergillus from Amazonian Forest Soil (Ecuador)

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From an undisturbed natural forest soil in Ecuador, three fungal strains of the genus Aspergillus were isolated. Based on molecular and morphological features they are described as three new species, named A. quitensis, A. amazonicus, and A. ecuadorensis.

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The authors wish to thank Prof. Marisa Ferraresi, Dr. Mirco Iotti, and the staff of the Electron Microscopy Center at Ferrara University for their skillful assistance. This work was supported by research grants from MIUR-URST (Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca-Area Università e Ricerca Scientifica e Tecnologica) of Italy.

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia ed Evoluzione, Università di Ferrara, C. so Ercole I d’Este, 32, I-44100, Ferrara, Italy

    Donatella Mares & Paola Pedrini

  2. Dipartimento del Museo di Paleobiologia e dell’Orto Botanico, Università di Modena e Reggio E, v. le Caduti in Guerra 127, I-41100, Modena, Italy

    Elisa Andreotti & Carlo Romagnoli

  3. Centro de Investigación y Valoración de la Biodiversidad, Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (CIVABI-UPS), Avenida 12 de Octubre N 24-22 y Wilson, Casilla Postal, 17 12 536, Quito, Ecuador

    Maria Elena Maldonado

  4. Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agroambientali, University of Bologna, Via Fanin 44, 40127, Bologna, Italy

    Chiara Colalongo

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Mares, D., Andreotti, E., Maldonado, M.E. et al. Three New Species of Aspergillus from Amazonian Forest Soil (Ecuador). Curr Microbiol 57, 222–229 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-008-9178-9

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